Pencil or pen holder



April 27, 1937. HALE 2,078,533

PENCIL OR PEN HOLDER Filed Nov. 14, 1935 Inventor A Home! Patented Apr. 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a holder for pens or pencils, the general object of the invention being to provide a holder which will hold a plurality of articles, the said holder being equipped with a springclamp for fastening the holder to an article.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim..

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of the holder showing it holding a plurality of pencils.

Figure 2 is a view looking toward the rear plate of the holder.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

In this drawing the numeral I indicates the body of the device which is formed of a single piece of material cut and bent to form a plurality of clasps 2 for receiving and holding pens or pencils, and these clasps are arranged in upper and lower rows with the clasps of one row alternating with those of the other so that pencils or pens in some of the clasps will not interfere with the placing of pens, or pencils in the other clasps. As best shown in Figures 2 and 3, the clasps 2 which are generally circular in plan are provided with openings, preferably circular in form, which enable the clasps to better grip and hold pencils and pens. These claspsare arranged on the rear face of the device, and the upper end of the body I is formed with an extension which provides a tongue 5 which is bent over the other face and has attached thereto at 51: an elongated lever 6. The body and its tongue 5 is formed of spring material so that the central part of the body and the tongue 5 will form a pair of jaws for gripping an object such as a part of a garment, and the jaws can be opened by pressing upon the lever 6 which is secured to the tongue as before described. A button 1 is connected to the lower end of the lever B, a part of which can be made removable and the removable part can carry various designs, symbols or the like such as lodge or college indicia, advertising matter or the like.

As it will be seen the device forms a quintupletclasp pencil or pen holder and means whereby it can be clamped to the pocket of a garment or elsewhere with a spring lever for clamping the device in place and with means whereby any desired design, sign, symbol or the like can be detachably connected with the device.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

The device described comprising essentially a resilient body of plate-like form having on one face a plurality of integral clasps for receiving and holding pens or pencils and also having at its upper end a loop and a pendent tongue on the loop and opposed to the other face of the body and forming therewith means for gripping an object, the said clasps being arranged in upper and lower horizontal planes both opposite and in the same horizontal plane as the said tongue, and a plate-like lever flatwise opposed and fixedly connected to said tongue and extending above and below the same.

ULYSSES G. HALE. 

